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The Second Annual Washington Ideas Forum -Connecting the Leaders of Today with the Ideas of Tomorrow-
(Washington, DC) – The Atlantic, in partnership with the Aspen Institute and the Newseum, will host the second annual Washington Ideas Forum. Leaders from government, business, education, and the media will engage in a high-level, 360-degree analysis of the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead.
WHEN:
September 30 – October 1
WHERE:
The Newseum 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20001
WHO:
Speaker schedule includes*: (*subject to change)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 *subject to change
Interview Start
Newsmaker
Journalist
12:30pm
Sam Kass White House Chef –with– Zeke Emanuel Special Health Advisor to Director, Office of Management and Budget
**special lunchtime interview**
Corby Kummer Senior Editor The Atlantic
1:00pm
Mike McConnell Senior Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton –with– Fran Townsend Former Homeland Security Advisor
**special lunchtime interview**
James Gibney Deputy Managing Editor The Atlantic
1:35pm
Opening Remarks David Bradley Walter Isaacson Shelby Coffey
Opening Remarks David Bradley Walter Isaacson Shelby Coffey
1:45pm
Michael Bloomberg Mayor City of New York
Chris Wallace Host Fox News Sunday
2:05pm
David Axelrod Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor White House
Brian Williams Anchor NBC Nightly News
2:25pm
Lindsey Graham Senator South Carolina
TBD
2:45pm
George Will Columnist Washington Post
n/a
3:05pm
Melody Barnes Domestic Policy Advisor Executive Office of the President
James Bennet Editor The Atlantic
3:25pm
David Rubenstein Co-Founder The Carlyle Group
Erin Burnett Co-Anchor CNBC
3:50pm
Craig Newmark Founder Craigslist
James Fallows National Correspondent The Atlantic
4:00pm
Arne Duncan Secretary US Department of Education
Michel Martin Host of “Tell Me More” NPR
4:20pm
Tim Geithner Secretary US Department of the Treasury
David Leonhardt Economics Columnist New York Times
4:50pm
N.N. Taleb Author The Black Swan
Matthew Cooper Managing Editor National Journal
5:10pm
Bill Bratton Former Chief of Police LAPD
Pierre Thomas Justice Department Correspondent ABC News
5:30pm
Elizabeth Edwards Senior Fellow Center for American Progress
David Bradley Chairman and Owner Atlantic Media Company
5:50pm
Ahmed Chalabi President The Governing Council of Iraq
Sally Quinn Journalist
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 *subject to change
Interview Start
Newsmaker
Journalist
7:55am
Chris Nassetta CEO Hilton Worldwide
**special breakfast interview**
Megan McArdle Business and Economics Editor The Atlantic
8:25am
MAIN PROGRAM BEGINS
MAIN PROGRAM BEGINS
8:30am
Richard Holbrooke United States Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Christiane Amanpour Anchor, “This Week” ABC News
8:55am
David Rhode Reporter New York Times
n/a
9:10am
Bob Bennett Partner Hogan Lovells
James Fallows National Correspondent The Atlantic
9:25am
Spike Lee Director
Douglas Brinkley Professor, Rice University Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair
9:50am
Tony and Heather Podesta
Ronald Brownstein Political Director Atlantic Media Company
10:15am
Kenneth Feinberg Administrator BP Claims Fund
Walter Isaacson Chairman and CEO The Aspen Institute
10:40am
Haley Barbour Governor Mississippi
Jeffrey Goldberg National Correspondent The Atlantic
11:05am
Eric Schmidt CEO Google
James Bennet Editor The Atlantic
11:30am
Jim Webb Senator Virginia –with– Chris Dodd Senator Connecticut
John King Anchor CNN
Noon
Political Panel Chuck Todd, Ron Brownstein, Charlie Cook, Margaret Carlson, Eugene Robinson
John King Anchor CNN
Note: *Media wishing to cover must contact Abby Berman at 646.695.7043 or [email protected] for credentials. Video streams will be available.*
